---
name: "Eugene Borden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eugene-borden"
fi1m_id: "eugene-borden"
imdb_id: "nm0096130"
tmdb_id: 120545
wikidata_id: "Q16224236"
roles: []
born: "21 March 1897"
died: "21 July 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-09-25T04:40:25.358176+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eugene Borden

## Identity

Eugene Borden

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eugene-borden
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eugene-borden
- **IMDb ID:** nm0096130
- **TMDB ID:** 120545
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16224236
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16224236, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0096130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120545

Actor. Born 21 March 1897 in Paris, France. Died 21 July 1971.

## Details

- **Born:** 21 March 1897, Paris, France
- **Died:** 21 July 1971
- **Active:** 1947–1950
- **Also known as:** Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 2 acting, 6 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 87 (1), 1940s 83 (5), 1950s 83 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 81 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 7, Drama 5, Comedy 3, Adventure 1, Fantasy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $40m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16224236, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0096130/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/120545

## Biography

Eugene Borden, born Élysée Eugène Prieur-Bardin, was a French-American actor. Born in Paris, France, in 1897, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager in 1914 and entered the film industry by 1917.

He appeared in over 150 feature films, often in uncredited roles, as well as shorts, serials and television. His credits include *Casablanca* (1943), *Gilda* (1946), *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), *On the Town* (1949), *All About Eve* (1950), *An American in Paris* (1951), *The Far Country* (1954), *The Fly* (1958) and Quartermaster (uncredited) in *To Have and Have Not* (1945).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (2)

- *All About Eve* (1950), Fi1m 90, as Frenchman — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Fi1m 74, as Michel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)

### Also credited (6) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *An American in Paris* (1951), Fi1m 76, as Georges Matthieu (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *On the Town* (1949), Fi1m 84, as Waiter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Gilda* (1946), Fi1m 78, as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gilda.md)
- *To Have and Have Not* (1945), Fi1m 84, as Quartermaster (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/to-have-and-have-not.md)
- *Casablanca* (1943), Fi1m 93, as Policeman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md)
- *Dodsworth* (1936), Fi1m 87, as Baggage Carrier at Train Station (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)

## Complete filmography (100)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), as Man (uncredited)
- *Take Her, She's Mine* (1963), as M. Guerin (uncredited)
- *A New Kind of Love* (1963), as Man (uncredited)
- *Seven Thieves* (1960), as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
- *Can-Can* (1960), as Chevrolet (uncredited)
- *The Perfect Furlough* (1958), as French Doctor
- *The Fly* (1958), as Dr. Ejoute (uncredited)
- *The Tarnished Angels* (1957), as Claude Mollet
- *My Man Godfrey* (1957), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *The Spirit of St. Louis* (1957), as French Gendarme (uncredited)
- *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, as LaBouche
- *It's Always Fair Weather* (1955), as Italian Chef (uncredited)
- *The Purple Mask* (1955), as Napoleon Officer (uncredited)
- *Three for the Show* (1955), as Costume Designer (uncredited)
- *Phffft* (1954), as Teddy - Maitre d' (uncredited)
- *Casino Royale* (1954), as Chef De Partie
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Chef de Parte
- *The Far Country* (1954), as Doc Vallon (uncredited)
- *Hell and High Water* (1954), as French Reporter (uncredited)
- *Saginaw Trail* (1953), as Jules Brissac
- *A Blueprint for Murder* (1953), as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *Dangerous When Wet* (1953), as French Mayor (uncredited)
- *April in Paris* (1952), Actor
- *The Iron Mistress* (1952), as Cocquelon, Tailor
- *The Happy Time* (1952), as Monsieur Lafayette - Grocer
- *Bal Tabarin* (1952), as Maurice (uncredited)
- *The Red Ball Express* (1952), as Dubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited)
- *An American in Paris* (1951), as Georges Matthieu (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *Silver Canyon* (1951), as Gus Poppalaardo
- *On the Riviera* (1951), as Announcer (uncredited)
- *All About Eve* (1950), as Frenchman — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-eve.md)
- *On the Town* (1949), as Waiter (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-town.md)
- *Glamour Girl* (1948), as Luigi Tamarini
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), as Michel — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *Saigon* (1947), as Boat Captain
- *Framed* (1947), as (uncredited)
- *Jewels of Brandenburg* (1947), as Miguel Solomon
- *Never Say Goodbye* (1946), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *So Dark the Night* (1946), as Pierre Michaud
- *Gilda* (1946), as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/gilda.md)
- *The Catman of Paris* (1946), as Porter (uncredited)
- *Thrill of a Romance* (1945), as Gene (uncredited)
- *To Have and Have Not* (1945), as Quartermaster (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/to-have-and-have-not.md)
- *A Song to Remember* (1945), as Duke of Orleans (uncredited)
- *Dark Waters* (1944), as Papa Boudreaux
- *Our Hearts Were Young and Gay* (1944), as Coachman (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as Drunk (uncredited)
- *Strange Affair* (1944), as B.M. Toman (uncredited)
- *Till We Meet Again* (1944), as Refugee
- *Wintertime* (1943), as Workman (uncredited)
- *Mission to Moscow* (1943), as M. Delbeau - French Minister (uncredited)
- *Casablanca* (1943), as Policeman (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md)
- *Dr. Renault's Secret* (1942), as Coroner
- *Kid Glove Killer* (1942), as Pierre - Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *The Lady Is Willing* (1942), as Wine Steward (uncredited)
- *Charlie Chan in Rio* (1941), as Armando, club headwaiter (uncredited)
- *So Ends Our Night* (1941), as Gendarme (uncredited)
- *Hudson's Bay* (1940), as Sentry (uncredited)
- *The Mark of Zorro* (1940), as Officer of the Day (uncredited)
- *Arise, My Love* (1940), as Waiter at Maxim's (uncredited)
- *Down Argentine Way* (1940), as Club Rendezvous Waiter (uncredited)
- *The Man I Married* (1940), as Announcer
- *Earthbound* (1940), as Court Attendant
- *I Was an Adventuress* (1940), as Porter (uncredited)
- *Everything Happens at Night* (1939), as Waiter
- *City in Darkness* (1939), as Gendarme
- *Pack Up Your Troubles* (1939), as Capt. De Brock
- *News Is Made at Night* (1939), as Headwaiter
- *Second Fiddle* (1939), as French Radio Broadcaster
- *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), as Frenchman (uncredited)
- *Midnight* (1939), as Porter (uncredited)
- *The Three Musketeers* (1939), as Carriage Driver
- *I'll Give a Million* (1938), as Yardmaster (uncredited)
- *Bluebeard's 8th Wife* (1938), as Waiter on Stairs (uncredited)
- *Big Town Girl* (1937), as Accompanist
- *Charlie Chan on Broadway* (1937), as Louie, Headwaiter
- *The Lady Escapes* (1937), as French Official (uncredited)
- *I Met Him in Paris* (1937), as Headwaiter
- *They Gave Him a Gun* (1937), as French Captain Pinning Medals (uncredited)
- *Café Metropole* (1937), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Seventh Heaven* (1937), as Frenchman (uncredited)
- *Espionage* (1937), as Doctor
- *Dodsworth* (1936), as Baggage Carrier at Train Station (uncredited) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)
- *The Road to Glory* (1936), as Sentry (uncredited)
- *Fatal Lady* (1936), as Detective (uncredited)
- *The House of a Thousand Candles* (1936), Actor
- *Everybody's Old Man* (1936), as Chauffeur
- *Wife vs. Secretary* (1936), as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- *Folies Bergère* (1935), as Victor
- *I'll Tell the World* (1934), as French Waiter
- *The Woman Racket* (1930), as Lefty
- *Hold Your Man* (1929), as Beno
- *Blue Blood* (1925), as Charley Stevens
- *The Stealers* (1920), as Sam Gregory
- *Cyclone Higgins, D.D.* (1918), as Owen Chase
- *Revelation* (1918), as Pierre
- *Draft 258* (1917), as George Alden
- *Think It Over* (1917), as James Baring
- *The Slacker* (1917), as George Wallace
- *The Great Secret* (1917), Actor

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